Police have today arrested two men who allegedly assaulted a fellow Aston Villa fan – who then fell onto potentially deadly railway tracks.

The victim, 48, remains in hospital 12 days after being set upon on the platform at Aston railway station.

Two men, believed to be Villa fans, struck at around 8.30pm on Saturday, September 14, hours after Villa had lost at home to Newcastle.

The victim, from Walsall, suffered injuries to his ribs, head and face and remains in hospital but his condition is not believed to be life-threatening.

Today police said they had made two arrests following a release of CCTV images.

A spokesman for British Transport Police said; “A 55-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of assault occasioning grievous bodily harm after coming forward to BTP following our appeal for information.

“He has been bailed pending further enquiries.

“A second man is currently assisting BTP officers with their enquiries at a Birmingham police station.”

Detective Constable Simon Taylor, of British Transport Police, said: “The victim, who was on the Walsall-bound platform at Aston station, became involved in some banter with two men on the Birmingham-bound platform.

“It’s believed that all three men were Aston Villa fans who were returning home after the club’s home fixture earlier in the day.

“For reasons unknown at this time, the banter escalated which resulted in the two men launching a violent assault on the victim, kicking him in the head and raining a number of blows to his body, causing him to fall from the platform onto the railway tracks.